A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2015).
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2019).
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013).
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013).
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/17/2014).
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/16/2004).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/24/2019).
Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2015).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2019).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Tyler Bell.
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/17/2014).
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Josh Emm.
A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/16/2004).
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A Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/24/2019).
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Pickerelweed Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Pickerelweed borer moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Bellura |
| Species: | B. densa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bellura densa | |
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Bellura densa, the pickerelweed borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Maryland to southern Florida, west to Indiana and Louisiana.[4]
The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).
The larvae feed on various wetland plants, including Typha, Pontederia and Eichhornia species.
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (3 March 2023). "Bellura densa". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Bellura Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. FUNET. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ North American Moth Photographers Group. "932518.00 – 9526 – Bellura densa (Walker, 1865) – Pickerelweed Borer". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Cotinis; Steve Nanz; Maury Heiman; Robert Lord Zimlich; Randy Hardy (12 August 2018) [Originally contributed 18 September 2004]. "Species Bellura densa - Pickerelweed Borer Moth - Hodges#9526". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 12 March 2023.